Sampo Group’s Responsible Investment Policy has been published

Sampo has published its group-level Responsible Investment Policy. The policy outlines the principles of responsible investment applied to the investment activities of Sampo plc and its subsidiaries holding investment assets.

At Sampo, responsible investment is an approach to managing assets so that environmental (e.g. climate change, biodiversity), social (e.g. human and labour rights, employment practices), and governance (e.g. anti-corruption, anti-bribery) (ESG) issues are included in investment analysis, decision-making, and reporting. Responsible investment also includes active ownership. It aims to combine better risk management with improved portfolio returns, reflect investor values, and complement traditional financial analysis.

Over the years, Sampo has integrated sustainability matters into its investment processes and upheld responsible investment policies on a subsidiary-level. From here on, the new group-level policy will serve as a minimum standard, ensuring consistency of responsible investment practices across the Group, while allowing each subsidiary to maintain their own supplementary responsible investment policies tailored to their specific operations. All responsible investment policies are publicly available on Sampo’s website.

The Sampo Group Responsible Investment Policy is reviewed annually and approved by the Board of Directors of Sampo. The policy is available at: Responsible investment | Sampo.com.internal link